An Alberta sessional lecturer’s duty of fair representation complaint was dismissed as an abuse of process after she filed grievances over issues the labour board had already ruled on, the …
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Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner has ordered Calgary Police Service to respond to an access request made in April 2025, after the police service failed to meet statutory timelines and …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Board orders review of reprisal complaint after Calgary school worker shared safety notice
An Alberta appeal board has ordered a new investigation into whether an employer retaliated against an executive assistant who shared information about a workplace safety inspection and later filed a …
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PREMIUM Union chairperson loses bid for guaranteed 40-hour work week at Swissport
An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance seeking to guarantee full-time hours for a union chairperson at Swissport Canada, ruling that the company’s collective agreement does not promise 40 hours of… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Driver was employee from day one, not an independent contractor: Alberta tribunal
An Alberta employment standards tribunal has rejected a Calgary contractor’s claim that a driver worked as an independent contractor for nearly three months, ordering Lika Contracting and Services to pay… …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Calgary manufacturer pays $125,000 fine after employee injured on machinery
An Alberta oil and gas equipment manufacturer has been fined $125,000 after a worker was seriously injured on a lathe at its Calgary facility. Steelhaus Technologies Inc. pleaded guilty July …
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PREMIUM Indigenous sous chef’s human rights complaint dismissed after overhearing colleague’s comments about reserves
An Indigenous sous chef’s human rights complaint was dismissed after she resigned following comments made by a coworker about eliminating reserves, with the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal finding the employer… …
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A Calgary police officer who complained about prayers and religious content at workplace events failed to prove he suffered employment-related harm, according to a ruling by the Alberta Human Rights …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Two Calgary construction firms fined $168,000 each for workplace safety violations
Two Calgary construction companies were fined $168,000 each for violations of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act following a workplace incident that left a worker with severe injuries. The …
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FeaturedLegal NewsProfessional Misconduct
‘Reign of terror’: Alberta lawyer receives six-month suspension for workplace abuse, document falsification
A Calgary-based lawyer has been suspended for six months after an independent hearing committee found he harassed and intimidated articling students and staff over an extended period, falsified legal … …


